Project Detail

A Street Cat Named Bob

Synopsis

The true feel-good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
Based on the international best-selling novel written by Bowen with Garry Jenkins.

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
103 mins
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Producer
Adam Rolston
Executive Producer
Howard Ball, Paul Brett, Laura Davison, Alice de Sousa, Anders Erden, Damian Jones, Spencer Pollard, John Rakoff, James Scott, Tim Smith, Nicolas Steil
Editor
Paul Tothill
Screenwriter
Tim John (script), Maria Nation (script), James Bowen (novel), Garry Jenkins (novel)
Director of Photography
Peter Wunstorf
Production Designer
Antonia Lowe
Composer
David Hirschfelder
Principal cast
Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt, Anthony Head

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A Shooting Script Films, Prescience and Iris Productions film

Shooting Script Films

Nyman Libson Paul Regina House
Finchley Road
London
NW3 5JS

Sales Company

The Exchange

6420 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 900
Los Angeles
CA 90048
USA

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